Big Y Foods, founded in 1947, is a family-owned retail food company that operates stores throughout the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its stores offer a range of bakery, deli, seafood and fresh produce items. The company s stores also have food courts that offer a variety of pizzas, sandwiches, entrees and seafood dishes. Additionally, Big Y Foods offers knife sharpening, money ordering, bottle redemption and handicap cart services. Its stores offer a variety of items for pets, including wild bird food and feeders, beds, cat scratching posts, rawhide and nylon bones, as well as bandanas, T-shirts and sweaters. Big Y Foods maintains a store in Great Barrington, Mass.